Moving DirecTV is a Total Pain In the ASS

[Tracy Rainwater]

I bought a really inexpensive powered HDMI splitter and put it on the output of my HD DVR.

One output from the splitter goes to the pre/pro in the main theater. The other goes into my Onkyo AVR in the family room. It works really well so far.

[renov8r]

... But its only temporary....

Let's hope those are not "famous last words" -- if I had a nickle for every "temporary compromie" I have made over the years...

[Jerry Del Colliano]

So get this....

DirecTV came to install their service today. Here are the details:

• The subcontractor couldn't speak English very well.
• He didn't have an HDMI cable.
• He refused to run the DirecTV service high enough on the wall to hide it with the TV and to keep it out of the grasp of my 1-year-old.
• He left a TOTAL mess in my professionally cleaned place.
• He refused to run wiring to our 3rd bedroom because we didn't order a Genie (small one) unit.

I love DirecTV and have been a client since 1998 but they are sucking it here. Rest assured this goes into the review.

See photos above.

[mrhookup]

Jerry: If the DTV guys or phone lady gives you a hard time, tell them that, OK, I'll just switch to FIOS or somebody else.